Actor Ed Asner set to moderate “free and open” presidential debate in Boulder

Actor Ed Asner will moderate a presidential debate being held Tuesday on the University of Colorado, organizers announced Monday.

Asner, the seven-time Emmy Award-winner best known for his performances in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant” and the animated film “Up,” will lead a discussion between presidential candidates Darrell Castle, of the Constitution Party; Gloria La Riva, of the Socialist Party, and Rocky De La Fuente, an independent candidate, the Daily Camera reports.

The debate is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Macky Auditorium on the Boulder campus. The United We Stand Festival, which is being held in conjunction with the debate, begins at 4 p.m. in Macky.

The event, which is free and open to the public, is being organized by the Free and Equal Election Foundation, a nonprofit that seeks to broaden electoral choices. For more information visit freeandequal.org.